Ms. Aleksandra Stokic from Serbia was awarded for her design of the coin on the theme "The International Year of Astronomy 2009" in the International Coin Design Competition organized by Japan Mint. 67 works competed from more than 10 countries.

It is the third award for Ms. Stokic in this competition, which she received at the award ceremony on May 1st in Tokyo.

The representatives from mints of Canada, Ukraine, Australia, diplomatic corps and our Embassy were also present at the ceremony.